Johnny Tannahill

Published: Friday, July 15, 2005

Funeral services for Johnny Tannahill, 60, of Friona will be 10 a.m. Saturday, July 16, at Friona United Methodist Church with the Rev. Steve Patterson officiating. Burial will follow at 3 p.m. at Plainview Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Rix Funeral Directors of Hereford.

He died Wednesday, July 13, at Ochiltree General Hospital in Perryton.

Mr. Tannahill was born Nov. 25, 1944 in Plainview to the late G.E. and Leta Morrison Tannahill.He grew up and attended school in Lockney. In 1961, he moved to Friona and graduated from Friona High School in 1963. He was a veteran of U.S. Army, serving with the Screaming Eagles 101st Airborne Division. He was self-employed. He owned Shortgrass, Inc., Tannahill Farms and Tannahill Auction. He served as the Parmer County Commissioner. He was a former member of the Lions Club and assisted with the Friona 4-H and FFA shows. He was a member of the Friona Untied Methodist Church.

Survivors include his companion, Cheryl Langlinais of Friona; a daughter, Lory Barker of Plano; a son, John Mark Tannahill of Arlington; two stepdaughters, Brandy Langowski of Ft. Lee, Va., and Cheraye Rubio of Friona; a stepson, Nathan Spence of Ramona, Calif.; a sister, Elizabeth Tannahill of Keller; a brother, Eugene Tannahill of Lockney; and seven step-grandchildren.

Memorials may be sent to the American Heart Association, 2402 West 7th, Amarillo, TX 79106.